ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Traffic Pattern
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Xpress calls for greater transparency in local government
Our community has learned a lot about the limits of open government law over the past year, as indictments of former Buncombe County employees Wanda Greene, Mandy Stone, Jon Creighton and Michael Greene revealed corruption and embezzlement concealed from both the public and the media over many years.
Frosty Relationship
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Be considerate and wear a pair of sandals in public
“[I]t is pretty clear that engaging in the practice of wearing shoes likely limits the spread of certain diseases and fungal infections to others.”
Silver Linings
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Small actions can make large impact on water pollution
“When pollution gets in our rivers, it can have a bigger impact than you may think.”
Letter: How can all voices be heard on important issues?
“Rather than being frustrated at seemingly low public buy-in, how can we accommodate the disparity between those who are immediately able to participate in politics and those who are not?”
A physician’s dilemma: Finding the middle path in the abortion debate
“The ‘little man’ from Assisi found a way that did not provoke anger, hostility and division. Can we? Blessed are the peacemakers. Is there a place where anger and compassion meet?”
Saint Restraint
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Road Warrior
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: The hand of God?
“When I got a chance, I asked him this question: Do you believe that Franklin Graham and Sarah Huckabee Sanders really know what God wanted to happen in the 2016 election of Donald Trump as president? “
Letter: Paying parking fines locally
“Parking is becoming more and more a racket in Asheville.”
Letter: Steps toward 100 percent renewable energy
“What could be better than using waste to generate the energy we need and saving money in the process?”
Letter: Health care system’s true elephant in the room
“We’ll continue to chase our tails and flail about looking to deliver fairness and equity on par with efficiency and quality as long as profit is the driver.”
To the rescue
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Give cave people some credit
“Why do we always assume that cave people (who were still learning to use tools, or were even good with tools, and — better yet — possibly good with each other) were stupid?”
Letter: We need to create healthy, secure children and young adults
“We all bear some degree of responsibility to inspire and ignite the imagination, instilling a love of learning and service to others that leads to active participation in our democracy.”
Letter: Narrow the gap of racial disparities with reparations
“Certainly teacher bias in disciplinary actions should be mitigated, but I think we all know that the economic and social disparities between white and black families are closer to the root cause of these issues.”
Flower Power
ASEHVILLE, N.C.
Extreme Wither
ASHEVILLE, N.C.